Madison’s Breese Stevens Field will be the home of the city’s first professional soccer league and Wisconsin’s first professional soccer league in 15 years. The team’s name and mascot have yet to be decided.

Lawyers and judges throughout Wisconsin asked the state Supreme Court to raise the pay for public defenders. They argued that the state has the lowest pay for public defenders in the country and that it's preventing attorneys from picking up cases. We speak with WPR Capitol Bureau Chief Shawn Johnson...

Twin Ports residents shared their doubts about environmental monitoring in the wake of explosions and fires at the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior last month. They voiced a lack of trust in government and company officials who are overseeing air, water and soil quality.

Stoughton’s traditional Syttende Mai — Norwegian Independence Day — celebration is taking a dark turn this year. "Metal Mom" will be making a special appearance on a float fit with a Macy’s-style balloon and a throne made of knitting needles — think "Game of Thrones" — during Sunday’s parade.

The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday that would overturn the FCC's decision to end net neutrality guidelines in June. The Senate voted largely along party lines with all Democratic Senators and three Republicans--Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and John Kennedy of Louisiana--supporting the move. Longtime net neutrality...

Environmental law firms Clean Wisconsin and Midwest Environmental Advocates along with members of the Ho-Chunk Nation are urging DNR Secretary Dan Meyer not to overrule a judge's decision to invalidate a wetland permit the agency issued to Meteor Timber to build a $75 million frac sand plant in Monroe County.

The United Way of Dane County is collaborating with pharmacists as part of an effort to help area seniors avoid medication mix-ups, missed pills and serious side effects by checking what they take for conditions ranging from high-blood pressure to heart conditions.

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported the latest figure Thursday for the month of April. It had been at 2.9 percent for the previous two months, which tied the record low set in 1999.

The National Hispanic Corporate Council held it's annual summit in Milwaukee this week and is calling attention to the increasingly vital role Latinos play in economic growth in the United States. Researchers estimate that nearly a quarter of U.S. GDP growth will be fueled by Latinos in 2020.

Dane County now has an instructional video to teach ordinary citizens what to do in an overdose situation. Public health officials want to increase the odds people can be saved by having bystanders help.